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Unique photographs from TASR archives commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Prague Spring violently interrupted by the “friendly” invasion of Soviet armies – then an ally of Czechoslovakia – and fellow communist countries, including Soviet …

50 YEARS SINCE AUGUST 1968
Tens of thousands of citizens used the window of opportunity and left Czechoslovakia following the invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops 50 years ago.
The invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies during the night of …

One has to scroll down the website of Berlin's Pop-Kultur festival to see the "offending" item, the emblem of the Israeli Embassy — one of six state sponsors of the three-day event, which opens Wednesday. After the embassy awarded three …

Wes Anderson is set to launch production on his 10th film, following this year’s stop-motion animation outing Isle of Dogs.
And, according to French outlet Sud Ouest, the director has chosen to film for fourth months in Angoulême, located in southwestern …

So-called Bombay Cover, photo: Klára Stejskalová
The tradition of Praga international stamps exhibitions dates all the way
back to the year 1938. The exhibition was last held in the Czech capital in
2008 and attracted over 40,000 people. Organizers are …

Workers and students built barricades against the tanks. Many try arguing with Russian soldiers (Pic: Flickr/John W. Schulze)
Russian tanks poured across the Czechoslovakian border in the small hours of 21 August 1968. They had come to oust Communist …

“Flights,” the newly translated novel by Olga Tokarczuk, winner of this year’s International Man Booker Prize, was first published in Poland in 2008 as “Bieguni,” a word for a fictional group of Slavic wanderers who seek salvation in constant motion. “My …

50 YEARS SINCE AUGUST 1968
An overview of the events that unfolded between late 1967 and 1969.
By the mid-1960s the people of Czechoslovakia faced a moral and economic crisis.
Voices criticising the politics of the ruling party and calling for the …

BUDAPEST: Hungary's government will stop financing gender studies university courses, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Tuesday (Aug 14), marking one of the first concrete steps in a cultural shift signalled last month.
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Hungary’s government will stop financing gender studies university courses, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Tuesday, marking one of the first concrete steps in a cultural shift signalled last month.
Re-elected in April to a third …

After a long absence from the top of the Asiago Award, San Marino has finally captured the 2018 Asiago Philatelic Art Grand Award for its 2017 miniature sheet saluting the first ever co-regency of the oldest republic by two women – Mimma Zavoli and …

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IMDb says: In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
We say: The new film will never compare …

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"Red Garden" film by Azerbaijani director Mirbala Salimli has entered the short list of the 17th Baikal International Film Festival "Man and Natur".
The festival will be held in …

Welles on the set of Citizen Kane (Pic: RKO Radio pictures/Photofest)
Simon Basketter: I became interested in Orson Welles from the BBC Arena interviews when I was young. You talk about watching his film Touch of Evil when you were young. What was …

Halsey is standing up with some sass to haters and trolls who criticized her naturally curly hair.
On Friday, the 23-year-old singer, who was born to a white mother and a black father, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself taken in a bathroom …

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Woman arrested for blasting same opera song for 16 years in Slovakia
STUROVO, Slovakia – A woman in Slovakia started playing opera at a loud volume to drown out the sound of a neighbor’s barking dog—and then continued blasting the music, at all hours of …

Slovakia's economic growth accelerated further in the three months ended June, preliminary data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed Tuesday.
Gross domestic product advanced an unadjusted 4.1 percent year-over-year in the second …

Austrian capital Vienna has been named the world's most livable city. It's the first time a European city has topped the rankings of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) annual survey.
Vienna displaced Australian city of Melbourne from the top …

Oleg Sentsov, photo: ČTK/AP/STR
“We decided to support Oleg because he has been on a hunger strike for
more than three months and we have messages from his cousin that his state
of health is really getting worse, he can barely stand and his pulse …

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Horses, by their very nature, are the perfect animals to assist in helping individuals who may struggle to develop presence, self-confidence, and awareness.
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Culture, Society & Lifestyle Events

FIBO CHINA integrates the trade, education and experience, which is a professional and international trade and exchange platform for the general products including the leading fitness equipments, rehabilitation equipments, smart dresses, fitness club facilities, sports nutrition products, fitness courses and sports clothing accessories etc.
FIBO is the world’s largest professional fitness expo, with a history of 32 years, FIBO CHINA has been inheriting German DNA and internationally advantageous resources, and dedicating provide a future trend exhibition platform with the updated trend, updated technology, updated concept and updated mode for the fitness industry. We build a professional and international platform that connects China's fitness industry to the international development ...

Discover a new and unique life drawing experience with neon, creating unusual and creative designs by using vibrant and bold living sculptures. By combining industrial UV light and reactive body paints plus handcrafted flamboyant accessories, creative juices will flow freely.
You'll start the session with some quick and fun drawing exercises to get you warmed up. Then you will move into longer drawing times with more exciting life images, experimenting with colour, light, and texture.
No experience is necessary!
As with all our events there will be plenty of time to socialise. If you find yourself wanting someone's personal details post event and you didn't get the chance to ask you can drop us an email and we'll see if the feeling is mutual.

The Doctor’s Orders present
HIP-HOP vs DANCEHALL –
@ The Hoxton Pony, Curtain Road, London EC2
£6 advance || £25 Group Tickets || £10 on the
www.thedoctorsorders.com
DJ SHORTEE
DJ Mo
& host PRANKSTA the Trini Gladiata
For the past few years Hip-Hop vs Dancehall has been packed to capacity month on month becoming London’s most exciting party.
Having started in Shoreditch back in 2014 this will be a triumphant return to the East End as we guarantee another road block at this great little club.
Get ready ‘cos this always goes off!
For more info, guest-list, interviews etc please do not hesitate to contact us.
Rod Gilmore: press@...

The spiritual quest is deeply embedded in the adventurous paths pursued by a number of artists during the 19th and 20th centuries. From Novalis, with his all-embracing concept of poetry, to surrealism with its discovery of the world of dreams, we find artists attempting to explore the mysteries of the night, as a symbol of the infinite.

If you like running, art, yoga, and wine, then buy your tickets immediately because this event is not to be missed.
Starting at 6:30 pm, Runstreet's founder, Marnie Kunz, will lead you on a colorful 3-mile Art Run with stops along the way to check out some of Brooklyn's best street art. Afterward, we will return to Solfire where Drunk Yoga's founder, Eli Walker, will lead the happy attendees through a wine-down yoga/stretch class. (Yes, with wine.)
The Runstreet Art Run will be at a relaxed, 10-minute-mile pace, with stops for photos along the way. There will be a bag drop available at Solfire.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
The Art Run is open to all levels but participants must be 21 with a valid ID to enjoy the wine at Drunk Yoga.
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First up, arguably one of the most important figures in Electronic music, the charismatic force that is Egyptian Lover. Greg Broussard made huge waves in the early 80s, first in the seminal Uncle Jams Army then on his own as the Egyptian Lover. Taking sizzling 808s, out there Kraftwerk inspired sampling and his unique vocal stylings and melding them into a sound that came to not only define Electro but the West Coast sound as a whole for decades.
Joining him is the equally legendary Radioactiveman. Keith first burst into the scene alongside Andrew Weatherall as the Two Lone Swordsman, and now flies solo as one of the stalwarts of the tougher end of the Electro sound.
Both of them will have 808s in tow and you will really feel that low end on our new Funktion 1 infrabass!
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From 24th - 27th August, the venue will host a summer festival of music, art, culture, food and drink, with pop ups and art activations to be unveiled throughout the bank holiday programme.
The Bank Holiday Festival marks the official opening of Studio 92/94, Number 90’s neighbouring venue, nestled right next door. This will be the grand unveiling of the new and multifaceted Studio 92/94 adding a new dimension and versatility to not just Number 90, but also to Hackney Wick’s already burgeoning creative tapestry.
The full Studio 92/94 programme is still to be released, so watch this space, but, what better way to announce the arrival of this amazing space than with one of the finest purveyors of house and techno? Romanian spinner Raresh drops by for one of his seminal Half Baked sets. ...